Pilot praised after London to Sydney BOAC jet crash
A Boeing 707 from London to Sydney with 126 aboard survived a midflight fire after an engine failed and left wing flames. Captain Charles Taylor and crew saved 121 passengers with a brilliant landing at London airport. Five died and 22 were injured. among the dead were stewardess Barbara Harrison and passenger Jacqueline Cooper.
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Charles Taylor
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Sydney
Australia
Bill Deitsch
Teaneck
N.J
Barbara Harrison
M. Smith
Jacqueline Cooper
Zurich
Tel Aviv
Tehran
New Delhi
Singapore
Perth
Deitsch
Helena Marcom Taylor
Man Thwarts Bank Holdup After Chasing Robbers
A Boston businessman trailed three gunmen from the Western Avenue State Street Bank branch after they rushed four tellers. He kept his office informed by two way radio as four patrolmen stopped the robbery, charging the trio with armed robbery.
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Boston
Western Avenue
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Kennedy Leads in Newsweek Democratic Nomination Poll
Newsweek magazine polling shows Sen. Robert F. Kennedy leading the Democratic field with 858 prospective delegate votes. Hubert Humphrey has 541 votes, Eugene McCarthy 272, 473 uncommitted, and 478 committed to favorite sons. Nomination requires 1,312 votes.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
Kennedy
McCarthy
Newsweek
School Head Resigns to Take Clear Creek Post in Tiffin
Moulton-Udell superintendent E L Burton resigned alleging he was made a scapegoat in a pay dispute as the district faces teacher contract signings. Burton will become superintendent for the Clear Creek Community district in Tiffin while the Moulton-Udell board cites a bid to maintain harmony next year.
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Moulton
E.L. Burton
Moulton-Udell Community
Burton
Iowa State Education Assn
Hugh Wood, Jr
Missouri
Gum Injection of Fluoride Aids Teeth
UCLA researchers propose gum injections of fluoride for children aged five to thirteen as a quick painless method to cut Cavities. They note water fluoridation lowers decay by about 70 percent and topical fluoride on teeth cuts about 30 percent. gum injections could reduce decay further by 30 to 70 percent.
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Los Angeles
University of California At Los Angeles
Czech cabinet purged of Stalinists sworn in Prague
A new Czechoslovak government, purged of Stalinists and including some non communists, was sworn in at Prague castle. President Ludvik Svoboda named the cabinet, with all key posts to Dubcek supporters and two minor ministries to non communists from the Socialist and Peoples parties.
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Prague
UPI
Prague Castle
Ludvik Svoboda
Alexander Dubcek
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Peoples Party
Madrid labor leader Camacho jailed for illegal demonstration
Marcelino Camacho Europe's chief underground labor leader was sentenced in Madrid on Monday to one year in prison for taking part in an illegal labor demonstration.
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Madrid
UPI
Marcelino Camacho
Viet Soldiers Police Steal Railroad Tracks in South Vietnam
Vietnamese army troops aided by police and officials stole over 12.6 miles of railroad track and gear valued at 1.5 million dollars in Quang Tri Quang Tin and Quang Ngai between February 5 and 28. The loss jeopardizes reopening a 102 mile Da Nang to Don Ha line used for civilian and military cargo.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Quang Tin
Quang Ngai
Pase
da Nang
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